Energy secretary is 'minded to reject' Rosebank oilfield just hours after approving Jackdaw, despite Trump urging 'full blast'
A North Sea oil and gas rig like those in the Jackdaw field, which Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh approved despite admitting the decision "won't mean cheaper bills.Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh, whose approval of the Jackdaw field has drawn "betrayal" accusations from the Labour Left and the Greens, with gas due to flow from the end of the month.
Rosebank, west of Shetland, is the UK's last major untapped oil reserve, but Miatta Fahnbulleh argues most of its oil would be exported. Officials say it would emit around seven times the carbon of Jackdaw. The blow comes with gas at 210p a therm, more than double last year's price. Her department insists no decision has been made, and a ruling is expected later this year.
Fahnbulleh: 'One is a gasfield for the domestic market, the other is mainly for export.'
Aberdeen business chief Russell Borthwick says ministers must now apply 'common sense' to Rosebank.
John Swinney wants the new £2bn energy fund ring-fenced for north-east Scotland.
